Pheu Thai leader backs Srettha as PM, for now
Paetongtarn Shinawatra//Photo : Nikkei Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra has stated that, at this hour, Srettha Thavisin is the right man to lead Thailand. In an exclusive interview with Nikkei…
Uthenthawai college told to stop accepting new students this year
The Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok Uthenthawai (RUTU) campus has received an order to cease the admission of new first-year students, marking the initial phase of its closure. This measure…
Khao Thamorrat, the sacred landmark of Sri Thep
Sacred Khao Thamorat// Photo by Warunee Maneekum Since UNESCO’s recognition of Sri Thep as a World Heritage site last year, visitors have been flocking to the ruins. Yet few make…
Thailand may deport visiting dissident rock band that criticised war in Ukraine back to Russia
Aleksandr “Shura” Uman, left, and Yegor “Lyova” Bortnik perform during the Bi-2 rock band concert in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.//AP A visiting dissident rock band that has been…
Thailand’s gaping disparity in welfare spending on state officials and the people
Budgetary provisions are under scrutiny as Thailand’s House of Representatives is currently in the process of vetting the much-delayed budget bill for fiscal 2024. The total outlay is 3.48 trillion…
Axe hangs over Thailand’s reform movement as Move Forward faces judgment day
After witnessing its figurehead, Pita Limjaroenrat, cleared in his media shareholding case last week, the opposition-leading Move Forward Party will be keeping its fingers crossed as the Constitutional Court prepares…
Move Forward MP denies involvement in extortion attempt
Fille photo : Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut A Move Forward party MP has denied a suggestion that he was a part of a gang which tried to extort 1.5 million baht from…
Russian-sanctioned rock band arrested in Phuket and face deportation to Russia
The Russian-sanctioned rock band Bi-2, which includes four Israeli citizens was arrested in Phuket last Thursday for performing without appropriate permits, Israeli media reported. The members of the band were…
Myanmar sends representative to ASEAN meet for first time in two years
Asean Foreign Ministers pose for a photo shooting during Asean foreign ministers meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos.//AFP Myanmar’s junta sent a senior official to a gathering of ASEAN foreign ministers…
China to lend Thailand a new panda – PM
This handout from the Royal Thai Government taken and released on January 29, 2024 shows Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (R) shaking hands with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in…
Suspected knife attacker needs psychiatric assessment
The secondary education student who allegedly stabbed his classmate to death at school this morning will be sent for psychiatric assessment, according to Pol Col Vachirakorn Wongboon, superintendent of Khlong…
GPS gone awry
A woman, who was relying on GPS to navigate the way to visit a friend in Phrae province on Sunday, found her car stuck on a small pedestrian suspension bridge…